Beast King'S Crippled Mate novel Chapter 164

Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Aria’s 50th Sacrifice (II)

[Warning: Upsetting content.]

"I-Is that so?" Queen Anastasia couldn’t hide her nervousness this time. She was THE serial killer.

She ordered her secret service to kidnap as many peasants’ kids as possible without causing too much ruckus because Aria needed them to strengthen her witchcraft.

At first, she only asked for prisoners, but then she told her mother that her power stagnated, and she was craving a human—specifically a child sacrifice in exchange for more power.

Thus, Anastasia had to kidnap those children.

Fortunately, the children’s sacrifices were proven to be effective, as Anastasia kept observing Aria’s growth in dark magic. The last time she observed her daughter, Aria was able to mind-control two soldiers to start killing each other until one of them died.

Anastasia’s body was shaking seeing how those soldiers were screaming in pain, begging to be spared before they stopped begging and started stabbing each other like a puppet controlled by Aria.

’I guess, those peasant children do have uses,’ Anastasia thought.

The advisor thought that the Queen’s worried expression was because of concern, so he suggested, "Your Majesty, I think we should start a manhunt over this serial killer. We cannot let so many children keep dying like this!"

"D-don’t act without my order, you hear me?" Queen Anastasia ordered. "I will be the one to investigate this case. I will send my secret service around the city. They are far more effective than the regular guards."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The advisor was relieved because he knew that the Queen’s secret service would be able to find that serial killer soon. "One more thing, Your Majesty, we get an invitation."

"Invitation? From the Rianel Kingdom? If they wanted to invite me, Queen Ramiere or Princess Lily would’ve just sent me a personal letter. Our kingdoms are closely connected after all," Anastasia said.

"N-No, Rianel Kingdom hasn’t been in contact with us since the trade ban," the advisor replied. "It’s from the Kingdom of Beastmen, Your Majesty. The Beast King invites you and Princess Aria to come to the year-end celebration, to celebrate the Beast King’s successful rut."

"Successful rut? What is that?"

"I-I don’t know either, but I think this is the perfect time to beg for forgiveness from the Beast King. If things continue like this, the riot will escalate, and there could be a bloody revolution!" The advisor made sure to emphasize his point so the Queen would understand the severity of the situation. "Besides, the church has been gaining more power lately. They are very popular right now, as people start to turn to religion when they are on the brink of death. I’m afraid the church will start a revolution and execute you and Princess Aria in the process."

Queen Anastasia gulped in fear.

She went through so much just to be the Queen of Holy Achate, and she would do anything to keep herself in power.